Colombia vs Uruguay, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOLUruguay overrun Colombia in World Cup qualifier with Cavani, Suarez goals
Uruguay's Edinson Cavani scored early and fellow striker Luis Suarez converted a second-half penalty, his fourth in three games for his country, as
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Uruguay).
- 2': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Goal! Colombia 0, Uruguay 1. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nahitan Nández.
- 11': Foul by Martín Cáceres (Uruguay).
- 11': Luis Muriel (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt missed. James Rodríguez (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 13': Attempt blocked. James Rodríguez (Colombia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma.
- 14': Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Colombia).
- 18': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Uruguay).
- 18': Jefferson Lerma (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Hand ball by Duván Zapata (Colombia).
- 20': Foul by Yerry Mina (Colombia).
- 20': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Yerry Mina (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Colombia).
- 22': Nicolás De La Cruz (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (Uruguay).
- 24': James Rodríguez (Colombia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 25': Offside, Colombia. James Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Luis Muriel is caught offside.
- 28': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Nicolás De La Cruz.
- 28': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by José Giménez.
- 29': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Colombia) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Substitution, Colombia. Luis Díaz replaces Wilmar Barrios.
- 32': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 34': Diego Godín (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Duván Zapata (Colombia).
- 38': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Colombia).
- 38': Nicolás De La Cruz (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Attempt missed. Matias Viña (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás De La Cruz.
- 41': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Colombia).
- 41': Lucas Torreira (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Yerry Mina.
- 43': Foul by Luis Díaz (Colombia).
- 43': Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Matias Viña (Uruguay).
- 44': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Diego Godín (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Yerry Mina (Colombia).
- 45'+1': Foul by Martín Cáceres (Uruguay).
- 45'+1': Luis Díaz (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Colombia 0, Uruguay 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Colombia 0, Uruguay 1.
- 45': Substitution, Uruguay. Darwin Núñez replaces Nicolás De La Cruz.
- 46': Foul by Martín Cáceres (Uruguay).
- 46': Luis Díaz (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
- 49': Jeison Murillo (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Colombia) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 50': Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Luis Díaz (Colombia).
- 51': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
- 51': James Rodríguez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Penalty Uruguay. Rodrigo Bentancur draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 52': Penalty conceded by Jeison Murillo (Colombia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 54': Goal! Colombia 0, Uruguay 2. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 56': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Lucas Torreira.
- 56': Attempt saved. Johan Mojica (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 56': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Martín Campaña.
- 56': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Darwin Núñez.
- 57': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
- 57': Jefferson Lerma (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 60': Substitution, Colombia. Alfredo Morelos replaces Luis Muriel.
- 61': Attempt missed. Alfredo Morelos (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a cross.
- 64': Foul by Duván Zapata (Colombia).
- 64': Lucas Torreira (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Colombia. Edwin Cardona replaces Mateus Uribe.
- 67': Foul by Luis Suárez (Uruguay).
- 67': Yerry Mina (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Uruguay. Jonathan Rodríguez replaces Luis Suárez.
- 70': Attempt missed. James Rodríguez (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Edwin Cardona.
- 71': Foul by Luis Díaz (Colombia).
- 71': Lucas Torreira (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Luis Díaz (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Goal! Colombia 0, Uruguay 3. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Torreira.
- 74': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Colombia).
- 74': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Jefferson Lerma (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Foul by Edwin Cardona (Colombia).
- 76': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Edwin Cardona (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
- 77': Jefferson Lerma (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Uruguay).
- 77': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Substitution, Uruguay. Mauro Arambarri replaces Edinson Cavani.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edwin Cardona.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Jefferson Lerma (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Foul by Jonathan Rodríguez (Uruguay).
- 82': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Luis Díaz (Colombia).
- 83': Matias Viña (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alfredo Morelos.
- 85': Offside, Uruguay. Rodrigo Bentancur tries a through ball, but Jonathan Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Martín Cáceres (Uruguay).
- 86': James Rodríguez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
- 89': James Rodríguez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Yerry Mina (Colombia).
- 90': Second yellow card to Yerry Mina (Colombia) for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Foul by Matias Viña (Uruguay).
- 90'+3': James Rodríguez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Uruguay. Gabriel Neves replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 90'+5': Edwin Cardona (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Gabriel Neves (Uruguay).
- 90'+6': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Edwin Cardona.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Colombia 0, Uruguay 3.
- 0': Match ends, Colombia 0, Uruguay 3.
Statistics
URU |
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|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 37.4 | Possession | 62.6 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 218 | Accurate Passes | 396 |
| 301 | Passes | 487 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 1 |
| 23 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.2 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 31 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Venue: Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Location: Barranquilla, Colombia
Venue: Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Location: Barranquilla, Colombia
WCQ - CONMEBOL Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 18 | +21 | 38 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 18 | +9 | 29 |
| 3 | Colombia | 18 | +10 | 28 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 18 | +10 | 28 |
Line-Ups
Colombia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 3 | Yaison Murillo |
| 13 | Yerry Mina |
| 17 | Johan Mojica |
| 11 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 5 | Wilmar Barrios |
| 16 | Jefferson Lerma |
| 8 | Mateus Uribe |
| 7 | Duván Zapata |
| 19 | Luis Muriel |
| 10 | James Rodríguez |
Uruguay (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Martín Campaña (GK) |
| 3 | Diego Godín |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 17 | Matías Viña |
| 22 | Martín Cáceres |
| 6 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 14 | Lucas Torreira |
| 7 | Nicolás de la Cruz |
| 8 | Nahitan Nández |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 21 | Edinson Cavani |
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